Carlos A. Martinez is a Colombian-born environmentalist and photographer based in Jackson Heights, Queens. For the past five years, he has worked with Green Map System, a non-profit organization that promotes inclusive participation in sustainable community development worldwide, using mapmaking as its medium. As a photographer and educator, he has worked with the International Center of Photography's Community Programs on their youth program at The Point in the South Bronx; National Geographic's Photo Camp; and a photography program with youth transitioning out of incarceration in partnership with Friends of Island Academy.